Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. The total volume of global capital markets has increased significantly over the past decade, currently exceeding $300 trillion, the Executive Director of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Tarlan Rasulov said at the Financial Investment Forum held in Baku today, Trend reports. He mentioned that over the past 14 years,…
Shorouk Express ALGIERS, Algeria, May 21. The existing international financial architecture is clearly also not supporting the transition of many of these middle-income countries, said Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Trend’s special correspondent reports. Speaking at a panel discussion titled “Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap: Accelerating SDGs Achievement in Middle-Income…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. Azerbaijan is emerging as a strategic bridge between the Global North and South, using its geopolitical position and diplomatic neutrality to support a more multipolar world order, says an article by the French online newspaper La Gazette du Caucase, Trend reports. The article notes that in today’s geopolitical discourse,…
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Shorouk Express Pope Leo accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse Pope Leo has been accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse against priests in his churches in Chicago and Peru. Jabed Ahmed11 May 2025 13:01 In pictures | Pope Leo’s first Sunday address (Copyright 2025 The…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8. Iran is working to create new markets in an effort to increase its share in international energy trade, said Mohsen Paknejad, Iran’s Minister of Oil, Trend reports. In his address today at the opening ceremony of the 29th Iran Oil, Gas, Refining, and Petrochemical International Exhibition in Tehran, Paknejad…
Shorouk Express A third indicated that rules would likely be less ambitious to garner support of all members, as they said there would be no point agreeing to standards which are then not implemented by certain jurisdictions. But the existential threat of a full U.S. pullout appears to be too loaded an issue to address….
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Private hire drivers are set to strike on Thursday as part of a global movement demanding better pay, working conditions, and protections for…
Shorouk Express China urges EU to join forces in opposing Trump’s ‘unilateral bullying’ Chinese president Xi Jinping on Friday urged the EU to join Beijing in opposing “unilateral bullying” from the US on trade, state media reported, referring to the steep tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump. Mr Xi made the appeal to Europe…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10. The international forum “Facing the New World Order,” held at ADA University with the participation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, was more than a conventional policy gathering. It functioned as a political statement, underscoring Azerbaijan’s role as an active agent—not a passive observer—in shaping…
